New Chapter

Original sumi-e or Chinese brush painting. 11.75 inches by 8.75 inches approximately. The paper is acid free. The painting is done in Chinese ink. I wanted to do studies of cats to focus on minimalistic representations. It has been a rough patch of road for me over this last year, and it's also made me thoughtful about loss. The poem reads "Tomorrow begins a new chapter without me, and there will be times your heart hurts. There will be days you wish this ending didn't have to be. Try to focus on the love we shared. You gave me the best of you, and while we were together, I was glad to share this journey with you. You made life worth it for me. The love was worth even the pain of goodbye."